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=__6th amendment__=
 * How do the issues whichprompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today?**These amendments are applied to more complex issues, due to the advancement in technologyand comunication. i.e. the Internet as it relates to Law enforcement and freedom of speech.

What is the amendment about in our own words? If a person is accued of a crime they have the right to a speedy trial by jury. The trial takes place where the crime happened. A person can also have a council to defend its honor. The person must be informed on why they were accused of the crime. The person who accused him has to be at the trial.

James Madison wrote the 6th amendment.
 * Who wrote it?**

It was ratifed by the required three-forths of states (11of 14) on December 15, 1791.
 * When was it ratified?**

A person who is accused of a crime has the right to know what they have been accused of and why. Once the person is accused they have the right to get a lawyer.
 * What happens when the amendment kicks into play?**

In 1791 Congress passed a bill creating the first bank of the United States. Also in 1791 the Bill of Rights was approved.
 * What was happening in the U.S. at the time when written?**

The Founding Fathers dislike the ways they were treated under the British in matters of crime and justice.They did not want this to be when the United States was formed.
 * What were the issues that led to the creation of the amendment?**

The Founding Fathers wanted to protect the rights of people who were accused of a crime. They tried to provide for protection agaist unfair methods of trial and investigation.
 * Why was the amendment written?**

The first ten amendment known as the Bill of Rights were written in 1789.
 * When was the 6th amendment written?**

September 25, 1791
 * When was the sixth amendment proposed?**

[|Fort Dix Plot Suspects Denied Bail]
 * __Current evnt__**
 * summary-** Fort Dix Plot Suspects Denied Bail is about 5 men plotting an attack. Lawyers for the men had asked a judge to consider releasing them on bail or ordering the federal Bureau of Prisons to make different arrangements so they could spend more time reviewing hundreds of hours of audio and video recordings made in the investigation. The five men, all foreign-born Muslims in their 20s, were charged in May planning to kill soldiers on Fort Dix.

The Journal News Sunday January 6, 2008 "Hornsby facing retrial in June." opinion- I think the retrial is ridiculous because the jury should have been able to reach a verdict the first trial. [|Constitution Day] [|6th amendment] [|accused person]
 * __Current event__**
 * __summary-__**Andre J. Hornsby, former Yonkers Superintendent is facing corruption charges when he was the Superintendent at Prince George's County school in Maryland. He tried to steer contracts and get kickbacks. There was a mistrial because the jury couldn't reach a verdict after seven days in a deliberation. His retrial will be in June and this time they hoped to reach a verdict.
 * here are some websites:**

[|video] [[image:http://img.youtube.com/vi/HuWMylhot7Y/default.jpg align="left" link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuWMylhot7Y"]]
 * Here is a video:**

Script B: Hello, I'm here for my trial. J: Thank you for coming, please sit down J: There is some things you need to know about being accused of a crime. B: Are you going to tell me my rights? J: Yes, (look around) Well, where is your lawyer? B: My family is poor and I can not afford one. J: Well that is okay, the government has to provide you with an attorney if you cannot afford one. Here is your lawyer. (pick someone from the audience) B: Really that is great, What other rights do I have? J: You get a impartial jury to hear your case. B:What about the person who accused me of the crime? I have never even seen him or her. J: Who ever accuses you has to come to the trial. Here they are. (Pick someone from the audience) B: I also don't know why I was accused of the crime? J: Soon you will hear the charges against you and why you were accused, that is for me to tell you. B: Are these all my rights? J: Yes, Your crime was stealing from the market. J: The jury found no evidence of you stealing, so there will be no charges. J: Thank you and have a good day.